This content is machine translated Opioid abuse Pancreatitis? Think of Loperamide! Reports on the abuse of loperamide for the purpose of euphoria or as a substitute for methadone have recently increased. Misuse can lead to dysregulation of the heart muscle cells,…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated PancNEN, PancNET & PancNEC Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas have become significantly more important in recent years. This is related to the increasing use of imaging such as CT abdomen and MRI, whereby NET… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Visceral Surgery Update - Part 2 Lower gastrointestinal tract, abdominal wall surgery and perioperative medicine Aspects of the lower gastrointestinal tract, parietology and perioperative management are covered. Colon and rectal carcinoma are among the most common tumor diseases worldwide; in Switzerland, colorectal carcinoma is the… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Appendicitis Abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea or fever, is a typical symptom of appendicitis. If there is a classic symptomatology for appendicitis, the diagnosis can be…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated PancNEN, PancNET & PancNEC Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas have become significantly more important in recent years. This is related to the increasing use of imaging such as CT abdomen and MRI, whereby NET… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart health and lower blood pressure Bariatric surgery for weight reduction Bariatric surgery can significantly improve cardiometabolic functions such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and HbA1c. Researchers found that diabetes, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia disappeared in 30 to 50% of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Turcot syndrome This genetic disease is characterized by an increased incidence of colorectal adenomas and brain tumours and was first described in 1959 by the Canadian surgeon Jacques Turcot. The tumors are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Menthacarin for irritable bowel syndrome and stomach In current pathophysiological concepts, functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are understood as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. To date, there is no causal treatment or standard therapy…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Tyrosinemia type I For the prognosis of this autosomal recessive inherited disease, a diagnosis made in the neonatal period and the subsequent start of treatment are crucial – particularly with regard to the…
